canonized

[kan-uh-nahyz]

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verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.

Ecclesiastical. to place in the canon of saints.

to glorify.

to make canonical; place or include within a canon, especially of scriptural works: They canonized the Song of Solomon after much controversy.

to consider or treat as sacrosanct or holy: They canonized his many verbal foibles and made them gospel.

to sanction or approve authoritatively, especially ecclesiastically.

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Archaic. to deify.

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Also, especially British, can·on·ise.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English. See canon¹, -ize

Related forms

can·on·i·za·tion, noun

can·on·iz·er, noun

su·per·can·on·i·za·tion, noun

un·can·on·i·za·tion, noun

un·can·on·ize, verb (used with object), -ized, -iz·ing.

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Word Origin & History

canonize

late 14c., "to place in the canon or calendar of saints," from M.L. canonizare, from Gk. kanon "rule" (see canon). Related: Canonized (late 14c.).

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